Adjustable canopy for draft-animals.



L. F. HAGGARDT.-

ADJUSTABLE CANOPY FOR DRAFT ANIMALS.

APPLICATION FILED 0011.17.1910. I

' Patented July 18, 1911.

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L. F. HAGGARDT. ADJUSTABLE CANOPY FOR DRAFT ANIMALS.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.17, 1910.

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L. F. HAGGARDT.

ADJUSTABLE CANOPY FOR DRAFT ANIMALS.

ABPLIOATION FILED 0013.17, 1910.

Patented July 18, 1911.

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ADJUSTABLE CANGPY FOR DRAFT-ANIMALS.

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Be it known that T, Lnwis F. HAGGARDT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Aurora, in the county of Brookings and State of SouthDakota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in AdjustableCanopies for Draft-Animals, of which the following: is a specification.

This invention relates to adjustable canopics for draft animals and isespecially devised for use in connection with a header or binder, toprotect the animals from the heat of the sun.

The principal obj ect of the invention is to provide a canopy for thepurpose set forth, whereby it may be shifted in the proper direction tocover the animals at all times,

cool-ding to relative position of the sun.

A further object is to provide a frame structure of novel constructionwhich may be constructed so as to be very light and thereby obviate thenecessity of conveying heavy and cumbersome structure in addition to theweight of the header or binder.

A still further object is to provide novel connections for shifting thecanopy forwardly, backwardly or sidewise in connection with leversadapted to permit the holding thereof in their adjusted position.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a binder with myimproved canopy attached thereto, Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective viewof the canopy frame, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device and aportion of the binder, with the curtain wound upon its roller to moreclearly show the manner of attaching the device to the binder, 4 is anenlarged detail sectional view showing the manner of joining the pivotalsections of the frame of the canopy, Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.4-, but showing the manner of attaching the rods to the ends of thebars.

Referring to the drawings in which like numerals indicate like partsthroughout the several views, 1 designates the transverse forwardsupporting bar of the frame and 2 the rear bar of the frame to which thevertical rods 8 are secured as by means of ball Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed October 17, 1910.

liatented July is, tori.

Serial No. 587,408.

and socket joints 8. The upper ends of the rods 3 are connected in asimilar manner by the bars 4t and 5 for the forwardly and rearwardlydisposed rods which are arranged at spaced parallel distances along thelengths of the respective bars, and also connected by the ball andsocket joints 8 previously described so that said parts may have freeswinging movement in any direction.

The outer rods 3 of the rear portion of the frame'structure are extendedfrom the ends of the bar 5 to the rear bar 2 which is preferably as muchshorter at each end as the distance between two of the rods 3, so thatthe animals may readily turn without being obstructed by the outer rods.In forming the ball and socket joints, as is more clearly shown in Fig.4 of the draw ings the bars are provided with extensions having; heads 8thereon which are received within the sockets 9 formed upon the ends ofthe rods 3 and in instances where the rods 3 are connected to the bar 2,said bars are provided with similar heads at the end thereof as shown inFig. 5 of the drawings. The respective pairs of rods 3 at the forwardand rear ends of the frame are connected by the cross braces 6 in asimilar manner and bowed rods 7 are also connected between said barsabove the cross braces 6 so as to form a supporting surface for thecurtain or canopy 1 1 which is wound upon a spring roller 12 rotatablymounted in brackets 15 secured to each end of the bar 41. The curtain 14is adapted to be drawn over the bowed rods7 and may be provided with aseries of openings 16 along its free end adapted to engage with a seriesof buttons 17 projecting from the bar 5 so as to hold the curtain tautand insure the proper drainage of water therefrom if occasion requires.

In order that the canopy may be shifted forwardly, rearwardly andsidewise as before mentioned, I provide a shaft 18 which is pivotallymounted upon the tongue of the binder and has its end portions 19extended upwardly and secured to the frame at the upper right-handcorners in the forward and rearward ends of the frame.

A lever 20 is rigidly secured to the shaft 18 and adapted to actuateupon the segmental rack 21 secured to the draft tongue as is moreclearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This lever is adapted forshifting the frame sidewise and may be adapted for holding the same inan adjusted position by engagement of the spring dog of the lever withthe rack bar. In order that the frame may be shifted forwardly andrearwardly,I provide a second shaft 22 which is journaled upon thedrivers platform rearwardly of the lever 20 and has a lever and rack bar23 and 24 respectively secured thereto and to the platform in a similarmanner as that just described, and the shaft 22 is comparatively shortso that the up wardly and outwardly extended arms 25 which are alsoconnected to the rear bar 5 will not obstruct the movement of the draftanimals and still permit the movement thereof through the medium of itsconnected lever.

In attaching the frame to the binder, the bar 1 is secured to the tongueof the binder and to a bracket or brace 26 carried by the binderrearwardly of the main gear, and the bar 2 is fastened to the tongue anddrivers platform by means of suitable clamps, so that the canopy andframe will be securely held for all useful purposes. To further assistin drawing the curtain over the frame I may provide a cord 28 so thatwhen the curtain is wound upon the roller it may be drawn over the framewithout much trouble. The frame may be constructed of any suit ablematerial to be as light as possible consistent with the greateststrength and the cord 28 is preferably disposed around a suit ablepulley 29 carried by the bar 5 so as to permit free movement thereof.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a very simple frame structureand canopy support for protecting draft animals from the heat of the sunand by reason of having the same adjustable, it may be shifted in anydesired position, forward-1y, rearwardly or sidewise to shade theanimals at all times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a wagon tongue, of parallel transverse barssecured thereto having upwardly projecting lugs, vertical supportingarms pivotally secured to said lugs, a frame pivoted to the upper endsof said rods, a cover for said frame, and means for swinging the framelaterally on its pivoted supporting rods.

2. The combination with a wagon, of transverse parallel rods securedthereto, said rods being formed with upstanding lugs terminating inenlarged rounded ends, vertical supports having sockets rotatablyengaged on said rods, a frame pivotally secured to the upper ends of thesupports, a covering for said frame, means for laterally shifting theframe on its pivotally held sup ports, and independent means forshifting the frame longitudinally of the tongue on said supports.

3. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a series of vertii talparallel spaced rods, said rods being provided with sockets at each endthereof, bars eoninwting the ends of said rods, said bars being providedwith headed extensions movably engaged within said sockets, cross braceseonnecting the upper bars in a similar manner, a lever, a pivoted shaftto which said lever is secured and having arms connected to the ends ofthe upper bars at one side of the frame to permit sidewise movementthereof, a second shaft pivoted at right angles to the first named shaftand having extensions connected to the forward and upper bar or memberand a lever connected to said shaft, for actuating the same.

4. The combination with a tongue, of transverse rods secured thereto,supports pivoted to the rods to permit of lateral and longitudinalpivotal movement with respect to the tongue, a frame pivoted to theupper ends of the supports, and means for laterally and longitudinallyshifting the frame in its supports and for locking the frame in desiredshifted position.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

LEWIS F. HAGGARDT. \Vitnesses F. G. AUsrrN, H. A. Runvn.

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